Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-07
ART AND ARTISTS.
The Works OF Jonn Hafen and
Wesley Browning.


JOHN HAFEN's WORKS.
This young gentleman is fast attaining
prominence, both as landscape and
portrait painter. He has devoted nearly
his whole life to the study of art and is
almost as we'll known to the public as
any artist in the Territory; he is careful
and conscientious in his painting, and
tries to initiate nature as nearly as posi-
ble.. His home is in Springville, Utah
county, and it is there where he has his
studio, therefoIe, it is difficult to see
many OF his works. However we had
the pleasure OF seeing few CT his latest
efforts, which are on exhibition at Mr..
Z. K. Savage's Art Bazaar in this city.
He has a new method of executing DOR
traits in crayon and pastel by which he
can do double the amount of work that
he could by his former process and for
about one-half the usual price. He has
Just finished portrait in pastel, of the
late Brigham Young, and We can con-
scientiously say that it is one of the best
we have ever seen of that gentleman.
The features are natural and true to life.
the whiskers and hair likewise look
natural and the colors throughout have
been blended with considerable skill.
There have been great many good por-
traits, OF the late Brigham Young,
painted by our local artists, but Mr..
Hafen's compares favorably with
any we have seen, and we congratu-
late him on this his latest success.
He has an elegant portrait, aisoin pastel.
OF Miss Nettie Thatcher, of Logan, which
is true likeness of the young 1ady- in
every respect. The drawing has been
well done, and the tints have been
blended in such manner as to give
beautiful round appearance to the fea-
lures; the eyes have a true expression,
and the entire subject has been SO we'll
treated and looks so lifelike that YOU
almost imagine it is the young lady her
SELF and that she is about to speak.
A portrait, in crayon, of Mrs Gourlay,
is another fine piece fwork, and shows
that the artist is just as skillful with the
-crayoR-as in pastel. We were also
shown portraits of two little children, in
pastel, whose names we did not learn,
but the work on them was we'll executed |
in the same artistic manner for which |
the gentleman is noted. Any person who |
sees the portraits cannot help but admire !
the style in which they have been gotten |
up, and will at once pronounce his new |
process a complete success, and as soon |
as his prices become generally known |
we canuot see any reason why he should /
not do a thriving business in portraiture.
Mr.. Hafen also exhibits considerable |
talent in landscape painting both in |
oil and pastel. A beautiful little piece.
in oil, entitled ''No Thoroughbred is a
striking picture and is worthy of special
mention; it is a pleasing subject and the
artist has been very happy in its treat
ment. One Of the best features of this
picture is the sky which represents an
storm; the drawing and
coloring of the clouds are good and have
a decidedly stormy effect. A low range
of mountains in the distance has been
painted with such wonderful perspective
that they appear to be miles away. You
catch glimpse of Utah Lake living at
the base of the mountains. In the fore
ground there is road leading up to a
fence surrounding a pasture and the
fence is supposed to have been but re-
Gently put there, as there is a flock of
sheep endeavoring to force an entrance.
The sheep have, undoubtedly, been &C
customed to passing through the pasture
and now that they find their route is cut
off there is look OF bewilderment about
Them that the artist has portrayed with
striking effect. Another good landscape,
n pastel, in which the artist has ex-
:elled to considerable extent is
Harvest Scene;" this we think is one
If his best and is perfect gem. 1t rep
'esents q scene near Springville, Utah